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Saturday, December 10, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger is facing a crisis at full-back after he revealed that Andre Santos will be out of action for longer than initially expected.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa are holding talks with Brad Guzan over a new contract as he prepares to make his first Premier League appearance of the season.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean hopes to take advantage of the weight of expectation at Sunderland following the arrival of Martin O'Neill.

Bolton
Gary Cahill has admitted he would have been 'absolutely amazed' if the appeal over his red card against Tottenham had not been successful.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas has stood by his attack on Chelsea's critics and claimed it did not bother him if he was disliked, even by his own players.

Everton
Leighton Baines believes his team-mates would welcome Steven Pienaar back at Everton and that his commitment was never called into question.

Fulham
Fulham coach Martin Jol is hoping that his team will record back-to-back wins in Saturday's match against Swansea after defeating Liverpool.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists his side will not be distracted by off-field issues this week as they seek to bounce back against QPR.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes that his side will take some stopping if they can emerge unscathed from the next two months.

Manchester United
Coach Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

Newcastle United
Newcastle are reportedly prepared to offer EUR1 million for a loan move for Milan defender Taye Taiwo, with an option to buy in the summer.

Norwich City
Coach Paul Lambert has called for Norwich to put their 5-1 drubbing at Manchester City behind them with victory over Newcastle on Saturday.

Queens Park Rangers
Coach Neil Warnock is determined to keep Alejandro Faurlin at Queens Park Rangers after the midfielder attracted interest from other clubs.

Stoke City
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis believes the next England manager has to be English - and he reckons Harry Redknapp is the only man for the job.

Sunderland
Manager Martin O'Neill has identified a lack of confidence as the main problem he needs to address in the early days of his Sunderland reign.

Swansea City
NEC Nijmegen chief Carlos Aalbers admits he has mixed feelings over midfielder John Goossens' proposed move to Swansea in the January market.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp has warned Chelsea and Manchester United they will be wasting their time if they bid for Tottenham star Luka Modric in January.

West Brom
Manager Roy Hodgson wants West Brom to take advantage of a 'good opportunity' to pick up three points against bottom-placed Wigan on Saturday.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has been assured his job is safe even if Latics suffer relegation from the Premier League this season.

Wolverhampton
Wolves' Mick McCarthy expects the rest of the Premier League to feel the backlash from the two Manchester clubs exiting the Champions League.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelo Bielsa was satisfied with his side's performance against Oviedo and believes they should have scored more.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano has admitted the missed penalty and Dominguez's sending off cost his side the match against Albacete.

Barcelona
Midfielder Andres Iniesta believes this is the best Barcelona so far as his team continue to improve tactically, physically and technically.

Espanyol
Espanyol keeper Cristian Alvarez has defended his team despite having five games without a win, insisting that they are playing good football.

Getafe
Getafe are keen to register their third victory in five matches when they take on Granada, who are hoping to avoid their fifth away defeat.

Granada
Granada are looking to pick up points for the sixth straight game when they take on Getafe, who are hoping to avoid their second home defeat.

Levante
Juanlu Gomez admitted that it would be 'incredible' if Levante can end the year in top four, but having 26 points is already a great record.

Malaga
Malaga defender Jesus Gamez believes the key to beating Osasuna this weekend is focus and to keep the pressure on their opponents' defense.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Lolo has reminded his team that they still need to collect another 21 or 22 points in order to secure their La Liga status.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to register their second consecutive win when they take on Athletic Bilbao, who are keen to avoid their third home defeat.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo are desperate do avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Sporting Gijon, who are looking for their second away victory.

Real Betis
Real Betis are desperate to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they take on Valencia, who have dropped only five points away from home.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka has confirmed that Los Blancos will play a 4-3-3 formation in Saturday's Clasico against Barcelona.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca are hoping to register their second win in five games when they face Zaragoza, who are desperate to avoid their fourth home defeat.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are looking to register their third straight win when they take on Villarreal, who have dropped seven points at home this term.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Mallorca, who are still looking for their first away win.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino has ruled out Frederic Kanoute leaving the club in January and believes they can overtake Levante in fourth place.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are hoping to avoid their third straight defeat when they take on Rayo, who are looking to register their third home victory.

Valencia
Valencia boss Unai Emery has warned his players not to lose their attitute despite their Champions League exit, or they will lose to Betis.

Villarreal
Villarreal are determined to avoid their third straight defeat when they face Sociedad, who are looking to register their third away victory.

Serie A

AC Milan
Newcastle are reportedly prepared to offer EUR1 million for a loan move for Milan defender Taye Taiwo, with an option to buy in the summer.

AS Roma
It was reported that Roma could turn their attention to Lyon striker Lisandro Lopez should the Giallorossi decide to sell Marco Borriello.

Atalanta
Atalanta are hoping to register their second victory in five games when they take on Catania, who are keen to avoid their third away defeat.

Bologna
It was reported that Bologna are amongst 3 Serie A clubs keeping a close watch on Uruguayan goalkeeper Mathias Rolero of Club Atletico Cerro.

Cagliari
River Plate's interest in Joaquin Larrivey has been confirmed but Cagliari are reluctant to let the striker go due to Nene's long-term injury.

Catania
It was reported that Catania are amongst 3 Serie A clubs keeping a close watch on Uruguayan goalkeeper Mathias Rolero of Club Atletico Cerro.

Cesena
It was reported that Cesena are amongst 3 Serie A clubs keeping a close watch on Uruguayan goalkeeper Mathias Rolero of Club Atletico Cerro.

Chievo
Chievo Verona are hoping to pick up points for the second time in five games when they face Udinese, who have won all of their home matches.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina coach Delio Rossi has urged his players to be confident against Inter as the outcome of their clash will depends on their attitude.

Genoa
Genoa are hoping to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Siena, who are determined to register their fourth home victory.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan head coach Claudio Ranieri has confirmed that Wesley Sneijder will not face Fiorentina, but it is only as precautionary measure.

Juventus
Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has revealed that the Ligue 1 giants will not make a move for Juventus striker Amauri in the winter market.

Lazio
Edy Reja says he does not care what is happening elsewhere in the League, he only has eyes for Lazio being bold for their trip south to Lecce.

Lecce
Lecce are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Lazio, who are looking to register their fifth away victory.

Napoli
Novara boss Attilio Tesser has admitted an interest in Napoli's Giuseppe Mascara, who is struggling to get a game at the San Paolo this term.

Novara
Novara boss Attilio Tesser has admitted an interest in Napoli's Giuseppe Mascara, who is struggling to get a game at the San Paolo this term.

Palermo
Palermo coach Devis Mangia reminded his team that they need to have the right spirit and to work harder than their opponents in order to win.

Parma
Parma are hoping to register their second in win five games when they take on Cagliari, who have scored only three goals at home this season.

Siena
Siena are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeats when they take on Genoa, who are looking to register their second away victory.

Udinese
Udinese striker Antonio Floro Flores admits he could have done much better this season and is determined to answer the criticsm with goals.